Layer-1 blockchain Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional protocol allowing holders to use bitcoin as collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin network.
The network is completing a seven-week push to produce blocks twice as frequently, though validators face higher costs and tighter operating windows.
The feature lets businesses give separate accounts limited powers such as approving customers or making payments, while keeping the keys that control their main holdings offline.
About $356 million in ETH positions were liquidated over 24 hours, more than bitcoin despite ether’s market value being less than a fifth as large.
Bitcoin rebounded to $82,000 as Trump ruled out an Iran strike before the midterms, while crypto security experts pushed back on “bunker mode” fears.
As Democrats steadily rise in their potential to take back a Senate majority, Senator Richard Blumenthal is digging into Tether’s U.S. financial partnership.
The research firm sees tokenized stocks, bonds and loans creating new markets for trading and lending, with fee-generating platforms and companies poised to benefit.
It was October 10, 2025, when bitcoin plunged from about $122,000 to $105,000, with much of the decline occurring within minutes.
In opposition to federal oversight of the prediction markets, the National Football League has sided with states, Gary Gensler and one of the authors of the relevant law.
Arkham data shows the 12,267 BTC went to unlabeled wallets rather than an exchange, a day after $383 million hit Coinbase Prime.
ESMA said authorized platforms must block new access to stablecoins that fail to meet MiCA rules, while national authorities oversee existing customer holdings.
As crypto debates whether holders should move funds before AI or quantum advances expose wallet keys, custody firms face a separate problem: upgrading systems before an emergency migration.
Veridian became the first company to use Cardano’s new programmable-token standard for its equity, though the tokenized shares are not being offered to the public.
Glassnode co-founder’s latest figures show growing public-key exposure as Justin Drake urges preparations for potential AI attacks on wallet cryptography.
Tokenized shares in the mega-caps will first trade on Securitize’s Solana-based platform, with further plans to expand them to NYSE and OKXICE digital venues, the firm said.
Ethereum researchers warned AI could break the signatures guarding bitcoin, ether and the tokens built on them “in months, not years” in the worst case, well before quantum computers arrive.
The company’s HOME token gives eligible investors exposure to a vault of U.S. home equity lines of credit starting from 1 USDC and targets a 7% annual yield.
The 100 BTC came directly from two mining rewards created during Bitcoin’s “Satoshi era” and had not moved for more than 16 years.
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 8, 2026
Rising Treasury yields, surging energy prices and a stronger dollar weigh on bitcoin and tech, while silver falls below $59 an ounce.
Justin Drake’s call to prepare for an AI break of wallet cryptography drew a mixed response as bitcoin slipped below $83,000.
The bank would offer the service to institutions and accredited corporate investors, subject to regulatory requirements.
Crypto gains of up to 500 euros ($560) a year would be exempt under the bill, which will be submitted to parliament in November.
Eligible users will be able to send USDC abroad or send local-currency payouts to bank accounts in more than 60 countries, starting late October.
CEO Tim Grant will lead AI venture TensorX, while CIO Stuart Connolly stays to oversee the firm’s formal unwind in January.
The crypto company’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road has opened a corner of Wall Street where funds pay to amplify daily moves in stocks such as Nvidia and Sandisk.
Bitcoin-backed lending is evolving into a mainstream source of credit, with borrowers using BTC to access liquidity without selling.
The Sepolia rehearsal has raised its processing budget more than threefold, but sampled blocks used less than half that allowance.
Bitcoin has slipped under a level FxPro says opens a “quick path to $80,000.” Brent crude climbed above $102 and pushed Treasury yields back toward their highest since 2002.
